CVE-2023-47832 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47832: WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Searchiq

Product SearchIQ

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2024

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SearchIQ SearchIQ searchiq allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through <= 4.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SearchIQ versions 4.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information through network requests. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. Affected installations should upgrade to version 5.1 or later to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information from the application without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data may be exposed to unauthenticated users if SearchIQ is deployed on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the SearchIQ instance; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2024 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47832 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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